Welcome to the 2021/22 and second full season of the Alpine Insider! While some of the Alpine races have kicked off with an early start, this coming Thanksgiving weekend sees the Alpine […]
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Rick Bachand
Rick Bachand is a freelance writer based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Rick publishes the AlpineInsider.com focusing on Alpine and Nordic snowsports.
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Now that it’s the end of the 2020/21 alpine ski racing season, diehard fans begin the long off-season wait until November when young athletes return to the slopes, strap on a pair […]
Colorado native Alice McKennis-Duran announces retirement
Minturn, CO – American downhiller and a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team Alice McKennis-Duran took to social media on Friday to announce her retirement from the sport. First named to […]
Western Regional Biathlon Championships: Ski – Shoot – Repeat!
Casper, Wyoming – Athletes from across the Rocky Mountain West and beyond met in Casper, Wyoming last month (March 21st & 22nd) for head-to-head competition in the US Biathlon’s Western Regional Championships. […]
Profiles in Courage: Meet Veteran and two-time Paralympian Brian Price
Casper, Wyoming – March 20, 2021 Athletes from across the country gathered in Casper, Wyoming to compete US Biathlon’s Western Regional Championships. Among the competitors is Brian Price, a 7-year Armed Services […]
Crystal Globe Winner’s Circle Widens!
As the 2020/21 Alpine Season arrives at the closing weekend, three of the men’s disciplines and two of the women’s Crystal Globe winners are etched in the glass. A Crystal Globe is […]
American Jessie Diggins wins FIS Cross-Country Overall Winner World Title!
To my readers: This is a truly historic achievement for an American in the sport of cross-country skiing! On Tuesday, American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins made history becoming the 2021 Women’s World […]
The Alpine Insider’s Top 10 Highlights from Cortina Championships!
With the close of a successful FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, I thought it fitting to share some highlights as seen by the Alpine Insider. So here is my top 10 list: […]
Shiffrin mints Gold in Alpine Combined!
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – American favorite Mikaela Shiffrin delivered a standout performance in Cortina today winning Gold in the Alpine Combined at the FIS World Ski Championships. Monday’s win adds to her […]
Paris wins Downhill, Kriechmayr earns second straight Super-G win
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) – Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr edged teammate Matthias Mayer by 0.17 seconds and Marco Odermatt (SUI) by 0.49 seconds to pick up his second-straight Super-G win of the season. In the […]
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